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  gei1   jyutping
  ji1   pinyin
[1] [n] foundation; base [2] [n] origin; basis; root [3] on the basis of; according to; on the strength of [4] [n] group; the base of a chemical compound [5] (Cantonese slang only) phonetic translation of "gay" i.e. male homosexual e.g. 搞基,

Stroke count: 11
Level: 3
Radical: (#32)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

This word has been viewed 15514 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 21st Nov 2015 06:58

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detail  gei1 bun2 faat3  ji1 ben3 fa3 = basic law
detail  gei1 baa1   = a gay bar (loanword)
detail  gei1 lou2   = homosexual man
detail  gei1 po4*2   = homosexual woman
detail  gei1 duk1  ji1 du1 = Christ
detail  gei1 duk1 gaau3  ji1 du1 jiao4 = Christianity; Protestantism
detail  gei1 co2  ji1 chu3 = foundation; basis; base
detail  gei1 gam1  ji1 jin1 = fund
detail  gei1 gam1 wui6*2  ji1 jin1 hui4 = a foundation
detail  gei1 bun2  ji1 ben3 = fundamental; basic; basis; main
See all 140 compounds (CantoDict reports 173 compounds in total, but some may be Common Formations)

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detail 基本上剩番頭頭尾尾
The house is basically well-decorated. What remains to be done are just some odds and ends.

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